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200 1. $a The great quake $b Texte imprimé $e how the biggest earthquake in North America changed our understanding of the planet $f Henry Fountain
214 .0 $a New York $c Crown
214 .4 $d C 2017
215 .. $a 1 vol. (VII-277 p.-[8] p. de pl.) $c ill. $d 24 cm
300 .. $a Bibliogr. p. 248-269
330 .. $a "In the tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, a riveting narrative about the biggest
earthquake in recorded history in North America--the 1964 Alaskan earthquake that
demolished the city of Valdez and obliterated the coastal village of Chenega--and
the scientist sent to look for geological clues to explain the dynamics of earthquakes,
who helped to confirm the then controversial theory of plate tectonics. On March 27,
1964, at 5:36 p.m., the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America--and the
second biggest ever in the world, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale--struck Alaska,
devastating coastal towns and villages and killing more than 130 people in what was
then a relatively sparsely populated region. In a riveting tale about the almost unimaginable
brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain, in his first
trade book, re-creates the lives of the villagers and townspeople living in Chenega,
Anchorage, and Valdez; describes the sheer beauty of the geology of the region, with
its towering peaks and 20-mile-long glaciers; and reveals the impact of the quake
on the towns, the buildings, and the lives of the inhabitants. George Plafker, a geologist
for the U.S. Geological Survey with years of experience scouring the Alaskan wilderness,
is asked to investigate the Prince William Sound region in the aftermath of the quake,
to better understand its origins. His work confirmed the then controversial theory
of plate tectonics that explained how and why such deadly quakes occur, and how we
can plan for the next one"
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